World Technology Network Recognizes ISI Researchers

Carl Kesselman and W. Lewis Johnson were nominated in
separate categories for the honor, which are presented
annually by the World Technology Network in association
with Nasdaq, Accenture, Microsoft, Genencor International,
Dupont Textiles and Interiors, TIME magazine, Technology
Review magazine, Science magazine, and Business 2.0
magazine.

Kesselman was a finalist.

According to WTN, "nominees for the Awards were identified
through an intensive, global process in which current WTN
members (primarily winners and finalists of previous Awards
cycles) made their nominations and then voted their
preferences based on who they think are most innovative
and impactful within their particular field."

Kesselman, director of the ISI Center for Grid Technologies,
was nominated in the Information Technology Software
category for his work in creating Grid Technology, allowing
sharing of digital resources of all kinds. His status as a
finalist means he will be able to nominate future candidates
for the award.

Johnson, director of the ISC Center for Advanced Research
in Technology for Education was nominated for his work
creating robotic teachers for numerous applications,
including medical instruction and counseling mothers of
pediatric cancer patients.

The World Technology Network is a London-headquartered
organization that was created to "encourage serendipity" -
happy accidents - amongst those individuals and companies
deemed by their peers to be the most innovative in the
technology world.

Each year, WTN members are brought together through an
ongoing global series of Roundtable Dinners, Chapter
Meetings and other events. WTN also publishes "World
Technology Intelligence", a bi-monthly magazine about what
is imminent, possible, and important in the technology world,
written largely by its own members - the people driving the
most significant innovations.